Public employees. Less than half of the states include state employees in their definitions of public official and of those, most only include high-level employees. Effective June 2008, Illinois added sworn law enforcement or peace officers to their definition. Excluding legislators.
Definition of dogwood winter. South & Midland. : a brief spell of wintry weather in spring.
Once established it will withstand average summer dryness well, but it benefits from being kept moist. The wild flowering dogwood is native to Maine and southern Ontario, growing from Illinois to Kansas and south to Florida, Texas and into Mexico. It is the state tree of Missouri and Virginia.